{"id":7400,"date":"2022-10-10T07:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2022-10-09T10:07:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T14:07:48","slug":"under-many-difficulties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=7400","title":{"rendered":"Under Many Difficulties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20191012_134845-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6835\" width=\"389\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20191012_134845-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20191012_134845-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20191012_134845-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20191012_134845-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20191012_134845-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  I sure am wore out from all these pumpkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  You are almost  done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes from the book Joy n Christ&#8217;s Presence by Charles Spurgeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beloved, it is not always easy to get at Jesus.  It is very easy to kneel down to pray, but not so easy to reach Christ in prayer.  Perhaps the cries of your own child have often hindered you when you were striving to approach Jesus.  Perhaps knock comes at the door when you most wish to be alone.  When you are sitting in the house of God, the person seated in front of you may unconsciously distract your attention.  It is not easy to draw near to Christ, especially when you come directly from your workplace with a thousand thoughts and cares about you.  You cannot always unload your burdens outside and go into the sanctuary with your heart prepared to receive the Gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, it is a terrible fight sometimes, a real fight with evil, with temptation, and I do not know what else.  But, beloved, do fight it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 John 4:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prodigal: I sure am wore out from all these pumpkins. Me: You are almost done. This comes from the book Joy n Christ&#8217;s Presence by Charles Spurgeon Beloved, it is not always easy to get at Jesus. 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